1998 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE lights

Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols are used on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
ACID COULD BAllERY
CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR ,\I/,
COULD FLAME
EXPLODE BAllERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever
your
vehicle is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN SEAT
BELTS
These symbols
have to do with
your lamps:
SIGNALS e
TURN
WARNING
A
HAZARD
FLASHER
FOG LAMPS
$0
These symbols
are on some of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
These symbols
are used on
warning and indicator lights:
ENGINE E*
COOLANT
TEMP
-
CHARGING I-1
BATTERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(a)
COOLANT a
ENGINE OIL e,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK
(@)
BRAKES
Here are some other symbols you may see:
FUSE
LIGHTER
m
HORN )cr
SPEAKER
b
FUEL e3
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Section 2 Features and Controls
Here you can learn about the many standard and optional features on your vehicle, and information on starting,
shifting and braking. Also explained are the instrument panel and the warning systems that tell you if everything is
working properly
-- and what to do if you have a problem.
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Door Locks
Remote Lock Control (Option)
Switchbanks
Sliding Door
Power Sliding Door (Option)
Liftgate
Theft
Content Theft-Deterrent (Option)
New Vehicle “Break-In”
Ignition Positions
Starting Your Engine
Engine Coolant Heater
(If Equipped)
Automatic Transaxle Operation
Parking Brake
Shifting Into PARK
(P)
Shifting Out of PARK (P)
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2-64
2-65
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2-78
2-8
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That Burn
Engine Exhaust
Running Your Engine While You’re Parked
Locks and Lighting Choices
Windows
Turn SignalMultifunction Lever
Exterior Lamps
Interior Lamps
Mirrors Storage Compartments
Sun Visors
Accessory Inflator System (Option)
Accessory Power Outlet
Instrument Panel
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
Driver Information Center (DIC) (Option)
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Switchbanks
There are two sets of switchbanks located in the front of the
vehicle. The switches will vary with the options that are
on
your vehicle. It is useful to become familiar with them since
they are used frequently while operating the vehicle.
Overhead Console Switchbank
This switchbank is located in the overhead console. The
switches that you may find in this switchbank are the
Interior Lights Override, Power Sliding Door Override,
Power Sliding Door and the Power Rear Quarter
Windows. If your vehicle does not have some of the
options controlled by these switches, there will be a
blank button in
its place.
For more information, please see each of these features
in the Index.
Instrument Panel Switchbank
This switchbank is located in the instrument panel below
the comfort controls. The switches and controls that
you
may find in this switchbank are the Rear Fan Knob,
Rear Window Wipermasher, Fog Lamps and Traction
Control. If your vehicle does not have some of the
options controlled by these switches, there will be a
blank button in its place.
For more information, please see each of these features
in the Index.
If your vehicle is not equipped with the optional rear
climate control system, there will be a storage space in
this switchbank. The rubber mat can be removed for
cleaning. Snap the mat into place after cleaning.
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Ignition Positions
With the ignition key in the ignition switch, you can turn
the switch to five positions.
C
ACCESSORY (A): This is an on position in which you
can operate your electrical power accessories. Press in
the ignition switch as you turn the top
of it toward you.
LOCK (B): This is the only position in which you can
remove the key. This locks your steering wheel, ignition
and transaxle.
OFF (C): This position unlocks the steering wheel,
ignition and transaxle, but does not send electrical
power to any accessories. Use this position if your
vehicle must be pushed or towed, but never try to
push-start your vehicle.
A warning chime will sound if
you open the driver’s door when the ignition is off and
the key is in the ignition.
RUN (D): This is an on position to which the switch
returns after you start your engine and release the
switch.
The switch stays in RUN when the engine is
running. But
even when the engine is not running, you
can use RUN to operate your electrical power
accessories, and to display some instrument panel
warning lights.
START (E): This position starts the engine. When the
engine starts, release the key. The ignition switch will
return to RUN for normal driving.
Note that even
if the engine is not running, the positions
ACCESSORY and RUN are positions that allow you to
operate your electrical accessories, such as the radio.
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Exterior Lamps
500: Turning the dial to this setting turns on:
0 Parking Lamps
Sidemarker Lamps
Taillamps
Instrument Panel Lights
@ Turning the dial to this setting turns on the
headlamps, together with:
. Parking Lmps
Sidemarker Lamps
0 Taillamps
0 Instrument Panel Lights
0 Turning the dial to this setting turns off all the lamps
and lights.
Lamps On Reminder
If the driver’s door is opened and you turn the ignition
to
OFF or LOCK while leaving the lamps on, you will
hear a warning chime.
Daytime Running Lamps
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) can make it easier for
others to see the front
of your vehicle during the day.
DlU can be helpful
in many different driving
conditions, but they can be especially helpful in the
short periods after dawn and before sunset.
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Interior Lamps
Instrument Panel Intensity Control
Turn the control, located below the headlamps switch, to
the right to increase the brightness of the instrument
panel lights, and to the left to decrease the brightness.
Turn the control all the way to the left to turn them off.
Interior Lamps Control
Turn the dial all the way to the right to turn on the
interior lamps,
if the interior lamps override switch is
off. Turn the dial to the left to turn the lamps off.
Interior Lamps Override Switch
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I This switch is located in the
c- overhead console
switchbank. Press the
symbol on the bottom
of the
rocker switch to override control of the interior lamps
and turn off power to the
courtesy lamps, reading
lamps and glove box lamp. Press the top
of the interior
lamps override rocker switch
to turn power back on to the interior lamps. This will
allow the lamps to
stay on when any door is open.
Illuminated Entry
With illuminated entry, the interior of your vehicle is
illuminated
so you can see inside before you enter your
vehicle. The lamps will come on for
40 seconds if you
unlock your door using your key or the remote lock
control transmitter (if equipped) and the ignition is in
LOCK
or OFF. After 40 seconds have passed, the
interior lamps will slowly fade out. The lamps will turn
off before the 40 seconds if you:
lock all the doors using the key,
press LOCK on the power door lock switch or
0 press LOCK on the remote lock control transmmer
(if equipped).
When any door is opened, illuminated entry is cancelled.
The interior lamps will stay on while any door or the
liftgate
is open, and slowly fade out when all doors and
the liftgate are closed.
The interior lamps may stay on for up to
25 seconds
after all doors have been closed if they have not been
locked. See “Delayed Illumination’’ later
in this section.
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Delayed Illumination
The delayed illumination feature will continue to
illuminate the interior for
25 seconds after all doors have
been closed
so that you can find your ignition and
buckle your safety belt at night. Delayed illumination
will not occur while the ignition
is in RUN or
ACCESSORY. After 25 seconds have passed, the
interior lamps will slowly fade out. The lights will fade
out before the
25 seconds have passed if you:
0 turn the ignition to RUN or ACCESSORY,
lock all doors using the remote lock control
0 lock all the doors using the power door lock switch
transmitter
(if equipped) or
or the key.
Exit Lighting
With exit lighting, the interior lamps will come on for
about
25 seconds whenever you remove the key from
the ignition switch. If you turn the ignition switch
to
RUN or ACCESSORY, the lamps will fade out. The
lamps will also fade out if you lock the doors with the
power door lock switch or the remote lock control
transmitter (if equipped).
To turn the Delayed Illumination feature off or on, see
“Locks and Lighting Choices’’ in the Index. When
any door is opened, exit lighting is cancelled. The
interior lamps will stay on while any door
or liftgate is
open, and slowly fade out when all doors and the liftgate
are closed.
The interior lamps may stay on for up
to 25 seconds
after all doors have been closed if they have not been
locked, see “Delayed Illumination” earlier in
this section.
To turn the Exit Lighting feature off or on, see “Locks
and Lighting Choices” in the Index.
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Front Reading Lamps
There are two reading lamps in the overhead console.
To turn on either reading lamp, press the lens
of the
lamp.
To turn off the lamp, press the lens again.
Rear Reading Lamps
There are two reading lamps in the third row headliner,
above the outboard seating positions.
To turn on or off either reading lamp, press the
lamp lens.
Dome Lamp
This lamp is located in the center of your vehicle and
has no switch
of its own. It will go on each time
you open the doors, unless you enable the interior
lamps override.
Cargo Lamp
This lamp is located in the rear of your vehicle, above
the liftgate opening, and has no switch of its own. It
will
go on each time you open the doors, unless you enable
the interior lights override.
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